Shia LaBeouf Walks Away from “Sam” and The ‘Transformers’ Franchise

is the initial reaction, especially after such an amazing opening weekend, where the film grossed $210 million. But the actor seems to feel that it’s time for his character, and therefore him, to move on: “I don’t have anything new to contribute and I don’t think there’s anywhere to take Sam really… Nobody really cares about Sam anymore. He has no purpose. He saved the world twice and has sort of been thrown to the side. This is a dude who used to validate himself on his involvement with these robots, (but) these robots no longer need him.”